Behind the scenes of the Kim-Moon meeting.
Bodyguards carrying cold noodles into the kitchen, a South Korean intelligence chief shedding tears – these are some of the little-known images from the inter-Korean summit.
South Korean intelligence chief Suh Hoon (left) wipes away tears as North and South Korean leaders issue the "Panmunjom Joint Declaration" on April 27. Suh played a key role in arranging the inter-Korean summit, a historic event marking a commitment to ending hostilities between the two countries and efforts towards the "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula, according to reports.Korea Times.
North Korean security personnel disinfect the floor and desk where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will sit to sign the guest book at the Peace House, a South Korean-run building in Panmunjom.
Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un's sister, was all smiles throughout the conference. She was the only woman among the six delegates attending the historic discussion.
Kim is considered to have played a crucial role in making this meeting possible. In February, she led the North Korean delegation to the Olympics in South Korea, marking the first time a member of the Kim family had visited South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953. It was Kim who delivered the letter from Kim Jong-un to Moon.
North Korean security personnel transport boxes containing the ingredients for the famous cold noodle dish from the Okryu-gwan restaurant in Pyongyang to the kitchen of the reception hall.
The head chef of the Okryu-gwan restaurant personally traveled to Panmunjom to prepare the cold noodles. Pyongyang cold noodles consist of buckwheat noodles mixed with potato or sweet potato starch, served with chilled kimchi broth or meat broth. Thinly sliced boiled pork or beef, along with a boiled egg, are often added; some places also serve it with shredded boiled chicken.
The leaders of the two countries ate cold noodles. In his opening remarks at the meeting on the morning of April 27, Kim Jong-un instructed his aides to "bring the cold noodles from North Korea here very carefully," which made the surrounding officials laugh.
A North Korean singer performs at a banquet.
Eleven-year-old Oh Yeon-joon, a child prodigy from South Korea, performed before leaders and officials from both countries. Oh rose to fame at the age of nine, having previously performed at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February.
After the banquet ended, the car carrying Kim Jong-un and his wife returned to North Korea, escorted by 12 bodyguards.
Image:Korea Daily
